Region 19 BOE Gazette: The Poems of Elizabeth Bishop

Monday, February 25, 2008

The Poems of Elizabeth Bishop

I had never heard of Elizabeth Bishop until her poems were collected by the Library of America and brought to my attention by the News Hour.

PBS.org offers a few of her poems read by friends here.

All I can say is that they are fabulous and well worth your time.

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The Poems of Elizabeth Bishop

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